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Source: ONE News
A dog killed a four-year-old boy and wounded a 63-year-old woman
who tried to stop the attack, police said.
Police were called to a home in the early hours in Liverpool and
found the dog in the front garden of the house in an "agitated
state". The child suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene,
while the woman was taken to hospital.
"This is a tragic incident and a full and thorough investigation
will be carried out into the circumstances surrounding this young
boy's death," Chief Superintendent Steve Ashley said in a
statement.
According to the BBC police have admitted they did not take
action after receiving a report of dog breeding at the house.
The dog was destroyed.
The 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act prohibits the possession of certain
types of dogs that are bred for fighting.
Nearly 200 illegal dogs were seized or handed over to police in the
Liverpool area in the months after a pit-bull terrier killed a
five-year-old girl near the city in 2007.
